Huang Xi, Yoder Brianna R, Tsoukalas Alexis, Entress Rebecca M, Sadiq Abdul-Akeem
School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA.
University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX USA.
Trends Organ Crime. 2022 Dec 28:1-23. doi: 10.1007/s12117-022-09472-z.
Sex trafficking is one type of human trafficking, which involves scenarios where individuals are not paid and are forced to engage in forced sex, forced prostitution, and sexual slavery. Online advertising is increasingly used by traffickers as an anonymous and efficient method to exploit victims. Large sporting events have been linked to increases in sex trafficking, although there is limited empirical evidence to support this claim. The goal of this study is to answer the following question: What is the relationship between Super Bowls and potential online sex trafficking? Using time series Poisson analysis of secondary data on online sexual service advertisements in Florida during the 2020 and 2021 Super Bowls, which took place in Miami and Tampa, Florida, respectively, the result indicates an increase in online advertisements that exhibit indicators of sex trafficking during the two Super Bowls. The paper concludes by providing recommendations for federal, state, and local law enforcement for improving sex trafficking responses during large sporting events and outlines a future research agenda on the relationship between large sporting events and sex trafficking.
性交易是人口贩卖的一种形式，它涉及个人未获报酬并被迫进行强迫性行为、强迫卖淫和性奴役的情况。贩运者越来越多地利用网络广告作为剥削受害者的一种匿名且高效的手段。大型体育赛事与性交易的增加有关联，尽管支持这一说法的实证证据有限。本研究的目的是回答以下问题：超级碗与潜在的网络性交易之间有什么关系？通过对2020年和2021年分别在佛罗里达州迈阿密和坦帕举行的超级碗期间佛罗里达州网络性服务广告的二手数据进行时间序列泊松分析，结果表明在这两届超级碗期间，显示性交易迹象的网络广告有所增加。本文最后为联邦、州和地方执法部门提供了建议，以改善大型体育赛事期间对性交易的应对措施，并概述了关于大型体育赛事与性交易之间关系的未来研究议程。
